SequenceCodec (Apache OpenNLP Tools 2.2.0 API)

Type Parameters:

T - The generic type for the elements to handle.

All Known Implementing Classes:

BilouCodec, BioCodec
```
public interface SequenceCodec<T>
```
A codec for sequences of type SequenceCodec. Defines methods to en- or decode, and validate.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`areOutcomesCompatible(String[] outcomes)`	Checks if the `outcomes` of a model are compatible with this `SequenceCodec`.
`SequenceValidator<T>`	`createSequenceValidator()`
`Span[]`	`decode(List<T> c)`	Decodes a sequence of `objects` into `Span` objects.
`T[]`	`encode(Span[] names, int length)`	Encodes `Span` objects into a sequence of `objects`.

- Method Detail
  - decode
```
Span[] decode(List<T> c)
```
    Decodes a sequence of objects into Span objects.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - A list of SequenceCodec to decode.
    
    Returns:
    
    A Span array encapsulating the decoded elements in c.
  - encode
```
T[] encode(Span[] names,
           int length)
```
    Encodes Span objects into a sequence of objects.
    
    Parameters:
    
    names - A list of elements to encode.
    
    length - The length to respect.
    
    Returns:
    
    An array of SequenceCodec to encode.
  - createSequenceValidator
```
SequenceValidator<T> createSequenceValidator()
```
    Returns:
    
    A SequenceValidator which can validate a sequence of outcomes.
  - areOutcomesCompatible
```
boolean areOutcomesCompatible(String[] outcomes)
```
    Checks if the outcomes of a model are compatible with this SequenceCodec.
    
    Parameters:
    
    outcomes - The possible model outcomes.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if outcomes are type compatible, false otherwise.